how much did everything that you did to your exhaust system end up costing you? just for parts, labor i can take care of

 

ONly thing that i really bought were the mufflers. Bought them on ebay for 180 for both. Other than the h pipe, which was custom made, but could be made cheaper if you have your own welder and lift. Aside from the mufflers, only thing i payed for was just labor

 

Yeah I have access to a welder and lift, and damn 180 for both mufflers is pretty damn good. I've seen the reg price of the magnaflow mufflers and they are around that for one. Thanks for the input, I will be looking into this in the future.

 

That looks and sounds fantastic EnviedG35

So you just have the H pipe and replaced the stock mufflers with that much of a difference?.

I was looking at having a muffler shop build me a complete system, but this is a great option to having it all changed out.

 

Thanks!! All that has been replaced is the mufflers and the h pipe in place of the stock Y. Everything else is stock. All together it cost me about 450 parts and labor for everything. The sound is just where i want it. My friend says on take off its veryyy similar to stillen. Not to mention i know for sure there was increase in power. Passing feels much more effortless and top end has improved without a doubt. And i only have 4800 miles on the car and still running dino oil. The h pipe made the most difference and i feel truly brought the engine to life.

 

Nice!! and Great Post!! I will look for extra OEM y pipe to mod my H Pipe like yours. Wish me luck!!

 

I like the sound with just the mufflers. im thinking of doing the same. How does it sound at idle? any increase in noise?

 

Why didnt you upgrade the rest of the piping for the exhaust, I believe our stock setup is like 1.75... to small imo, I think with 2.25 or maybe even 2.50 you could see some more improvements!

 

what size pipe did the guy use to replace the Y?

 

My previous car had full 3" exhaust with just one 3" muffler all the way at the end of the system. As a daily driver, i grew tired of hearing and feeling the exhaust noise and vibrations on a daily basis. With this car i wanted to maintain that amount of quietness inside the cabin when im just grandma-ing around town but be able to hear the exhaust when i got on it. The current set up maintains great amount of civility but sounds completely different when i get on it. I know if i increased the entire run with larger pipe ide introduce some rasp and drone into the system. Two things i certainly dont want with this vehicle.

 

+1 I'm also love to have more HP gain but don't like to noise after have augrade exhaust-Cat installed. It was so noisy inside the cabin.
I wish i can mod to gain more HP and RPM and keep the stock noise.
any advice.

 

You can always reduce the exhaust noise by adding as many resonators as you can to your exhaust pipes. Tell your exhaust shop to weld the resonators to whenever they can on your exhaust pipes. Yes, it will add some more weight to your car but they will reduce the noise effectively.

 

i got mine done today paid about 290 for two mufflers with install. i didnt want to wait to have it ordered.

 

haha....did you go with satin or polished? Resued the stock tips like i mentioned?

 

satin with the stock tips...coulda got it maybe 40 bucks cheaper if i waited till next week but im the types if i want it then i want it

thanks for help. ill get a photo up